Part 4. The terminal’s services and the regulations for the provision and payment thereof

General operating regulations of AS Muuga Container Terminal

4.1. The TERMINAL provides the following classes of services:
  • The unloading/loading onto or off ships using the horizontal loading method of cargoes of equipment moving under own power, trailers, containers, cars, etc., which by nature are suitable for transhipment using the “roll on – roll off” scheme;
  • The emptying/filling of containers and trailers;
  • The formation/disassembly of expanded cargo areas on roll trailers, platforms and other land transport devices;
  • The formation of ship loads from main cargoes in accordance with agreements concluded between the TERMINAL and the Client;
  • The making available of the warehouse territory for the long-term storage of cargoes stored in the open (in accordance with an agreement between the TERMINAL and the Client);
  • Processing of land-based means of transport;
  • The further processing/adjustment of cargo and tare;
  • Training and improvement of professional skills of the terminal workers.
4.2. Regulation for the provision of and payment for services.

4.2.1. Ship loading and unloading work shall be performed on the basis of a stevedore agreement concluded between the TERMINAL and the ship owner (forwarding agent) and generally paid for by the ship owner (forwarding agent) if not otherwise specified under other agreements.

4.2.2. Work that is not directly connected with the loading or unloading of ships, yet is a necessary element of the transport process (processing of land transport, transhipment of cargo, making the territory available for the storage of cargo, tallyman’s invoice, etc.) shall be performed in relation to cargoes processed on carrier lines processed by the TERMINAL in accordance with these regulations and the provisions of stevedore agreements. Such work shall generally be paid for by the Client, unless otherwise provided for in corresponding agreements and understandings.

4.2.3. The entry and departure of cargo moving under own power and/or cargo the receipt and future departure of which consists only of the unloading/loading operation onto a ship and of transport to or from a ship shall, except for the cargoes listed in clauses 2.25. and 4.2.4., shall be performed by the Client only after co-ordination of such cargo with the ship owner and the completion of necessary customs formalities.

4.2.4. The entry of hazardous loads, caterpillar vehicles, heavy, long and oversize cargoes, shipments of cars containing more than 35 cars, as well as cargoes whose transport-expeditionary servicing requires the use of classes of affiliated transport, long-term storage, the use of closed warehouses or special devices, crane mechanisms, the increased formation/disassembly of cargo areas or additional processing/adjustment shall be performed by the Client only after the confirmation of the printed cargo receipt and terms and dates by the TERMINAL and/or the signature of a corresponding agreement (understanding) between the TERMINAL and the Client.

4.2.5. The order of the loading of cargo onto a ship and the decision to leave cargo on the quay is made by the ship owner (forwarding agent). Such a decision by the ship owner, as well as decisions that it is impossible to load the ship using methods ordinarily used at the TERMINAL, cannot be grounds for the refusal to pay for the subsequent use of the TERMINAL’s warehouse in the storage of the cargo.

4.2.6. The transhipment of hazardous loads may take place only after receipt of corresponding permits by the Client from the administration of Muuga Harbour and state agencies, even after the TERMINAL’s confirmation of the acceptance of such loads for processing.

The Client is required to guarantee the provision of means of transport for the transhipment of hazardous loads only using the option “ship-truck”, “ship-train” and vice versa.

4.2.7. The TERMINAL shall perform its services pursuant to the regulations and in accordance with the prices and rates specified in appendix No. 1, unless otherwise co-ordinated with the terms and conditions of valid agreements and stevedoring agreements.

4.2.8. The services of the TERMINAL shall be paid for either by the owner of the ship (his representative) or the owner of the cargo (his representative), and this shall be designated with corresponding agreements or understandings. Payment for the services of the TERMINAL is generally made by the Client via a non-cash settlement after the performance of the work. The TERMINAL is entitled to demand that the Client pay in advance.
The TERMINAL’s invoices must be paid by the Client within seven calendar days from the date of the presentation of the invoice or, if the invoice is received in the mail, within 10 calendar days from the date the invoice was mailed. The TERMINAL is entitled to designate other payment deadlines, but not less than 10 calendar days from the date of the drafting of the invoice.

If the Client has not paid during the prescribed time, the TERMINAL may add interest on arrears of 0.5% to the amount payable for each day delayed,

4.2.9. In individual cases the TERMINAL is, in the case of cargoes located in the warehouse, entitled to demand from the Client payment for services before transfer of the cargo.

The Client may pay there and then. Payment in cash for the TERMINAL’s services may take place on the ordinary working days during the week, from 10:00 to 11:30 and from 15:00 to 16:00.

4.2.10. The TERMINAL shall notify interested parties of all changes in the tariffs and the terms and conditions for their implementation no later than 20 calendar days before the date of the implementation of the expected change and addition.
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